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中国赴美留学生年龄趋小

Chinese students in the United States are getting an earlier start.In the 1970s, a Chinese student in the US was there for college education. Now, Chinese are the largest international group in US kindergarten-through-12th grade. November statistics show that 34,578 Chinese students were studying in primary and secondary schools in the US, or 52% of all international students there. Five years ago, the number was 8,857.

At the Brook Hill School in Bullard, Texas, the number of Chinese students grew from 6 to 20 in the past six years, the top number allowed from one foreign country. When Tang Weite first came to the school in 2009, the 18-year-old found that South Koreans were the most at their boarding house. Shawn Rhodes, a teacher of the school, said, "Now it turns to China, as China has become stronger and more important in the world." One of the reasons for many Chinese students studying in US schools is to get away from the gaokao. The other reason is to get ready for US colleges.

“More younger Chinese students choose to go to US high schools. Parents believe that US high schools offer better English-language and cultural training, and it is easier for their kids to master these skills and become more competitive,” said Yu Haoyang, founder of Global Intellect Consulting(环宇洪泽咨询有限公司) in Beijing, which helps Chinese students to go to US schools.